Press Releases
SGS Receives Vestas Award for Successful Completion of 99 MW CLP Wind Power Project
As recognition of its contribution towards the successful execution of 99 MW CLP wind power project at Theni, India, SGS received Vestas award. Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, seller, installer and servicing company, honored SGS with an award as recognition of its contribution towards the successful execution of a wind… Read more »
Climate Solutions Businesses call for a Refocus on Financing, Market Mechanisms and the Private Sector Role
The low-carbon investment needed to stop rising greenhouse gas emissions is impossible to achieve without massive applications of private sector capital. The private sector is looking urgently for investment signals out of the next United Nations Ministerial negotiations in Cancún at the end of the year. Due in part to market uncertainty, 2009 investments in… Read more »
Sputnik Engineering launches three-phase mains string inverters
The Swiss inverter manufacturer unveils three devices from the new MT series at the world’s largest solar technology trade fair Intersolar The new multi-tracking (MT) series adds three devices to Sputnik Engineering’s product portfolio in the power output range of 10 to 15 kilowatts. Unlike the smaller string inverters of the SolarMax S series, the… Read more »
SOLON introduces innovative solution for remote control and monitoring of solar power plants
SOLON, the Berlin-based manufacturer of solar energy products, will present an innovative tool for remote control and monitoring of solar power plants at Intersolar 2010, the world’s largest trade fair for solar energy from June 9-11 in Munich, Germany. The SOLON SCADA system is a web-based monitoring, control, and reporting system, specially designed for use… Read more »
LPS Industries Completes Largest Solyndra Installation in the United States
Solyndra, Inc., a manufacturer of innovative cylindrical photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial rooftops, today announced that LPS Industries, a diversified manufacturer and leader in the flexible packaging industry, has completed the largest Solyndra installation in the United States to date, a 704kW installation in Moonachie, New Jersey. “Our goal with this project was to demonstrate… Read more »
DuPont opens Delaware photovoltaics lab
Improvements in photovoltaic technology will play a key role in meeting the world’s energy needs as the global population soars to more than 9 billion people over the next 40 years, DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman said Monday. At a ceremony announcing the opening of a new photovoltaic applications lab at DuPont’s Chestnut Run facility, Kullman… Read more »
Wind Works Power Corp. Acquires 100% Interest in Fully Permitted Wind Project in Germany
Wind Works Power Corp. is pleased to announce it has acquired a 100% interest in Wind Park Burg I, a 4 megawatt (MW) fully permitted wind energy project located near Magdeburg, in the eastern part of Germany. Wind Park Burg I Highlights: — Fully permitted, construction-ready wind energy project;— Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) via Feed-in… Read more »
BlueChip Energy initiates development of 10 MW solar farm in Florida
BlueChip Energy, a provider of solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, government and utility applications, has started its stage one of the Rinehart solar farm, a 10MW utility-scale solar facility in Central Florida. The Rinehart solar farm project, located in Lake Mary, Fla, will have a total capacity of 10MW and an annual generation of… Read more »
Watlow® Expands the EZ-ZONE® ST Integrated Controller
Watlow®, a designer and manufacturer of electric heaters, controllers and temperature sensors, has expanded the EZ-ZONE® ST integrated controller family to include phase angle power switching and increased load current. The EZ-ZONE ST now features single phase solid state relay output up from 40 to 75 amperes and phase angle power switching with soft-start to… Read more »
New inverters for solar power plants
At the Intersolar trade fair Sputnik Engineering will unveil two new central inverters Sputnik Engineering, based in Switzerland is adding two new central inverters with greater outputs to their new SolarMax TS series. The new SolarMax 300 TS has a rated output of 300 kilowatts and operates in the MPP range of 430 to 800… Read more »